To: Liz OT: HAIR LOSS

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Hi Liz,

I have the same problem, when the Lyme

first hit me, my hair was falling out in clumps it was so scary, I now

have areas on my head where there's bald spots where the hair never grew

back, I've had my thyroid checked they say it's ok, I know it's not. My

hair is now very brittle, has no shine, very thin, my skin is dry, my nails

are brittle , I contribute all of this to hormonal issues. I also

was in my mid 40's when this hit me (I wasn't even peri-meno. at that time)

and my dr. said I had at least 5 - 7 years more before I would be in full

menopause, but I got thrown into it immediately when I got sick, I never

even went thru menopause.

I've come to the realization that the

hair is not going to grow back, I style my hair and pull it back into buns,

pony tails, etc, if a bald area is showing, I pull the hair over it and

apply some hair spray or gel, etc., some women have hair weaved into the

bald areas to give it more fullness, some even have hair transplants where

they harvest some hair from the nape of the neck and fill in the bald areas.

I feel I'm one of the lucky one's that can still walk, and hold down

a job, as difficult as it can be sometimes because of all the pain/fatigue

I'm having, but I'm still one of the lucky one's, and I'm very thankful

and blessed.

I've been on years of abx's and I sometimes

wonder if that contributed to the factor of losing/halting the regrowth,

I guess I'll never know.

Hang in there, you're not alone.

From:

Bonnie Blancet

To:

<lyme_and_rife >

Date:

11/22/2010 12:00 AM

Subject:

RE: OT: HAIR LOSS

Sent by:

Lyme_and_Rife

Hi Liz, I wish I had an answer for you. My

hair continues to come out. It stopped for a week or so but then

started again. My LLMD told me I needed to resume HRT and this would

help my hair loss and night sweats. I have been back on it for about

a week and no changes yet. It seems to come out worse when I wash

it. I have been trying to wash the hair less and wear more hats.

I am also taking iron supps and my ferritin was really low, which

can also cause hair loss. I have been on thyroid meds for about 2

years now...so I dont think it is my thyroid, but low thyroid can also

be a culprit for hair loss.

Bonnie

To: Lyme_and_Rife

From: starlightvisions@...

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:26:10 -0500

Subject: Re: OT: HAIR LOSS

My dr has me on iodine for my thyroid and thats it.

Have you had your thyroid checked? I was having the same

problems but the hair loss has been reduced since I've been on thyroid

medication. Having said that, I've still have some periods of hair loss

even when I was taking thyroid meds so it may just be one of the other

lovely consequences of having this disease.

And I've learned that trying to find a good doctor to treat your thyroid

issues appropriately is almost as hard as trying to find a good LLMD. A

lot of them want to treat you only on the basis of your numbers and not

on the basis of how you feel.

Good luck.

Sally A. Schreiber

________________________________

From: Lyme_and_Rife

on behalf of Whitfield

Sent: Sat 11/20/2010 12:02 PM

To: Lyme_and_Rife

Subject: OT: HAIR LOSS

Hi everyone,

I'd like to know if anyone has had very bad hair loss, brittle and dry

hair. I use to have very thick long hair, and I am actually losing it in

clumps. I am afraid to comb it or wash it, and it is just literally coming

out!! This is worrying me. I am treating lyme naturally now for 6 weeks.

From June to the beginning of Aug, (approx) 2 month I was being treated

in AZ by a dr there ....by IV zithromax, EDTA, and some alternative methods.

What causes all this hair loss and what can I do from losing anymore?

Blessings,

Liz

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